Political Parties of Model Legislature
Political Parties at Florida Model Legislature will help to draw the lines between the differing believes of participants. These parties are fictional, they have been created for participants to create an identity of a group. This process is similar to how Political Parties in Florida's Governmental System. You should become familiar with leadership structure of political parties. Some of these positions at Model Legislature will be fulfilled by staff, and others will be filled by participants at the conference.
Party LeaderParty Leaders are select by Model Legislature for select party activities such as:
| Majority LeadersMajority leaders are elected both in the house and in the senate by their peers. All legislators of the conference can be elected to majority leader positions. A majority leader helps to organize the party with legislators and acts as a figurehead of the party to the press and lobbyist. Majority leaders can select "whips" which assist in pushing the debate in a certain way on the legislative floor. Whips must be a legislator.
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Unity Party
The Unity Party is generally more liberal. They believe in a larger government, and often implement tax plans to try to help the less privileged. They tend to believe the government must look for the greater good above the individual person in terms of well-fare and do what is necessary to make the populace more "equal". They assert that the values our country holds must evolve over time.
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